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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > Cinema Discusso > Box Office Mistakes, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb(s)
 
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MacheteZombie
Feb 4, 2007

Maxwell Lord posted:

Okay, I've finally crawled out from under the post-holiday "all your regular responsibilities are back and more so" heap to actually get a fresh viewing of Speed Racer in and I'm formally ready to start work on an essay. Screencaps may not be feasible since my MBP has no Blu-Ray functionality, but I'll see if I can scare up any images.

My basic thesis will be something about how the movie's cartoon imagery strips away the familiar baggage of racing and sports to reduce it to a pure state, which goes hand in hand with the plot being about reclaiming the purity of competition from greed and corruption.

I like this idea a lot. I absolutely love Speed Racer and am glad to see one of you writers has taken up the mantle of defending it's greatness.

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MacheteZombie
Feb 4, 2007
 Another successful goon project.

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